Participatory forest management for the sustainable management of the sundarbans mangrove forest

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 549-555

  Roy, Anjan Kumer Dev ^a   Alam, Khorshed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Participatory Management; Policy Option; Sundarbans Mangrove Forest; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; MANGROVE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE USE; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SUNDARBANS;

EID: 84869029425     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2012.549.555     Document Type: Article

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